OT: American Politics

[MapleLeafBlueJayBoy]

 

[MindzEye]

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

Trump didn’t have to buy Twitter.

Not only that, but Trump not being on Twitter didn't really diminish his influence over his party and his base. He's still in control. I've seen ads for candidates in the mid-terms calling themselves "Trump Republicans". So Twitter or no Twitter, Trump still calls the shots.

 

[CTheBigPicture]

Not only that, but Trump not being on Twitter didn't really diminish his influence over his party and his base. He's still in control. I've seen ads for candidates in the mid-terms calling themselves "Trump Republicans". So Twitter or no Twitter, Trump still calls the shots.

The impact is on what cable news covers. Those guys don't care about real news, they want to cover outrage. Trump not sending a new outrageous tweet a day, made CNN cover MTG and Lauren Boeberts of the world more.

I'm not sure if this is good or bad. More people see how craziness is now a core part of US Congress; but at the same time, more fundraising is going to these crazy representatives as they get covered by news media.

 

[WeHaveMoreCupsThanYou]

The minute that news became profit driven rather than a public service that didn't need to make its own money for a network, news as we know it was doomed. At that point, the only thing that was allowed to matter was ratings and money. And the easiest and surest way to get both was to focus on the outrage machine instead of issues requiring people to actually think.

 

[worm]

VERY interesting thread here. This could explain a lot :

interesting if true

seems very anti capitalist and anti american to not allow the sales of teslas
but....i guess it never was about america and capitalism

 

[worm]

(You don’t have to post that nothing will come of this for the billionth time, it’s just an update on various proceedings)

nothing will come of this

 

[MapleLeafBlueJayBoy]

 

[MindzEye]

That would be a welcome surprise...

 

[MapleLeafBlueJayBoy]

Republicans are already starting to say what they will do when they have power and its pretty terrifying. People are taking notice.

 

[Tryamw]

Republicans are already starting to aay what they will do when they have power and its pretty terrifying. People are taking notice.

Piss in your Cheerios... (Pretty much for everyone..)

 

[zeke]

yeah it's always best to just let republicans feel confident to start saying what they actually believe and want to do.

also would be best for Trump to go hard for potus again and emasculate DeSantis in the primary.

 

[hockeylover]

 

[TimHorton]

Susan Collins is deeply disappointed

 

[MindzEye]

Checkmate

 

[hockeylover]

Remember when ACB was nominated and a certain someone said she wouldn't vote to overturn Roe v Wade.

That was fun.

 

[zeke]

Should be good for election turnout.

 

[axlsalinger]

 

[axlsalinger]

 

[MindzEye]

If the Dems can't shit kick in the mid terms on the back of this....

If they do, they need to expand SCOTUS.